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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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